Support for drying lines



2 Sneets$heet 1 May 25 1926.

. H. M. BURDICK SUPPORT FOR DRYING-LINES Filed Nov. 28. 1925 0 q. M (W ag u a 4, I v v 9a Wm I r May 25,1926. 1,586,284

H. M. BURDICK SUPPORT FOR DRYING-LINES Filed N0\:-. 28. 1925- 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 25, 1926.

HIRAM- M. BURDI K, o'rrnn vxrojntr, NEW YORK.

SUPPORT FOB/DRYING- LINES.

Application filed November 28, 1925. Serial No. 71,897.

This invention relates to a support for a line upon which clothes andother things are hung for drying and particularly to a device soarranged that the line may be extended into a room while articles arebeing placed upon and removed therefrom, thus avoiding the necessity ofa person reaching out of a window for that purpose and incurring thedanger of falling out of a high window when the line it attached to anopposite wall or pole as is common with tenement-houses and otherdwellings.

vObjects of the invention are to provide a device of this sort having anarm that is adjustable in accordance'with the height of a window-openingbelow its upper sash and with the width of the opening, or in.accordance with the dimensions of anyother opening in a building-withrespect to which the device is mounted, whereby the arm may be swungfrom downwardly-hanging position outside of the opening to its extendedhorizontal position inside of a room and returned from; that position.to' its inactive one; to providea support of novel form for the arm;-toprovide means cooperable with the support for holding the arm in itssubstantially horizontal'and hanging positions; and to provide aline-guide of special form.

The characteristics of the invention are apparent from the accompanyingdrawings, forming parthereof, wherein an embodiment of the invention,now considered tobe a preferable one, isdisclosed, for punposes ofillustration; p I

Like refe-rencecharacters refer to come spending parts in the views ofthe'drawings, of wliich-- Fig. 1 is a plan view of the support mountedon the outside of a window-casing and, extending into a room, thehanging inactive, position of the support being indicated by dottedlines;

I a bracket 8 is secured on and extends outwardly from an outer framemember A in a plane slightly below the sash when in raised position. Thebracket has auupper plane surface, which is susbstantially hori-.zontal. It has a pintle 9 upstanding therefrom near its edge that isadjacent to the window-opening, and an arcuate slotlO extendingtherethrough and centered ion thc pintle.

A plate-like arm 11 extends over the bracket, it has a seat or recess 12into which the pint-le 9 projects, and it carries a bolt 13 that extendsthrough-the slot 1O. The arm extends from, and is formed integrallywith, a substantially vertical plate 14. which has an arcuate edge 15formed withnotchcs or seats 16. I 17, having outwardly-extending lips 18at its ends, bears against the outer side of the part 14', and apivot-bolt 19 extends through the parts '14 and 17'. i p a The partshereinbefore described constitute a mounting foran arm for supportingthe house end of a doubled line articles to be dried are hung. That armincludes an outer elongated Imember 20, preferably of wood, which isseated against the member 17 and wedged tightly between the lips 18thereof, and through which the bolt 19 extends and on which it isswingable. A housing 21 on the side of member 20 has a lug 22, whichover laps the plateli, it contains a spring 23 and a slidable latch2 ipressed by the spring against the a'rcuate edge 15 of the plate 14:

A plate-like member 7 C on which p andinto the seats 16 thereof, and thelatch relieves the pivot-bolt 19 of some of the stresses th thereon.

The line-supporting arm, also, includes an at otherwise would be imposedFig. 2 is a side elevation of the support elongated memberQS, preferablyof wood,

in the position shown by Fig. 1;

Fig; 3 is an outer end elevation;

Fig. 4: is a View of the support in its hanging position; i

'Fig. 5 is a fragmentary elevation, partly section on the line 5-5, Fig.1,

Fig.6 is a section onthe. line 6-6, Fig. 2;

Fig. 7 is; a section on the line 7'?, Fig. 1. In the drawings, 14Ldesignates windowc-asing mcmbersand B sash vertically slidable therein.

For the purpose of supporting the device,

having a longitudinal slot 27 extending I therethrough for a portion ofits length intermediately of its ends. The inner member .26 is securedto a side of the outer member 20 by a screw 28extending through theformer into the latter and by a bolt 29 extending through a plate 30011the outer side of the inner member, through the. slot 27 thereof, andthrough the outer member. The plate 30 has inwardly extendingflanges 31,which overlap the upper and lower sides of the inner member 26 with suchcontact there with as will permit that member to slide therein when thebolt 29 is loosened.

A sheave 32 for the line C is journaled at the inner end of theline-supporting arm on a bolt or other suitable member 33, which extendsthrough the arm and through a brace 34 outside of the sheave at theouter end of the member. The brace has a terminal flange 35, whichextends across the end of the arm and is secured thereto by screws orother suitable fasteners 36.

'A line-guide of special form, as shown in detail by Fig. 6, is mountedon the outer end of the line-supporting arm beyond the pivotbolt 19.This guideeomprises a body 37, having acentral boss 38 extendingtherefrom and bearing against the side of the arm, on which latter theguide is held by a bolt 39 extending through the body and boss andthrough the arm. he guide also includes upper and lower projections 40extending from the same side of the body as the boss. Each projectionhas a shoulder 41, which bears against the side of the arm, and aterminal lip 42, which overlaps the top or bottom of the arm as the casemay be. The

bolt tightly clamps the guide against the arm, and the guide isprevented from turning by engagement ofits projections with the arm.This formation of the guide affords an upper opening 43 between the bossand the upper projection, through which the line C may move, and a loweropening 44 between the boss and the lower projection. The lowerprojection 40 is rounded, and on it there is swingable a hanger 45having a terminal hook 46 capable of receiving the line C.

The bracket 8 having been attached to the outside of a window-casing,the linesupporting arm is associated therewith by placing the plate-likearm 11 on top of the bracket with the pintle 9 extending into the seat12, and then the bolt 13 is extended through the slot 10 and its nutturned thereon. The nut is tightened just enough to permit the bolt tomove in the slot with some drag, in order that the line-supporting armmay be keptfrom swinging too freely on the pintle. If desired, thebracket may be secured to the window-casing with the arm 11 already inplace thereon, and thereafter the line-supporting arm may be securedthereto by the bolt 19.

The line-supporting arm may be adjusted to appropriate length by turningthe screw 28 out of the outer member 20 and by loosening the bolt 29,and then sliding the members 9.0 and 26 with respect to each other. Thenthe screw is turned back into the member 20 and the bolt tightened, andthus the two members of the arm again are held securely together.Ordinarily the arm is adjusted to as great a length as practicable, inorder that it may extend far enough into the room for convenient hangingof articles on the line and removal of them therefrom. This length isdetermined by the height of the bracket above the window-sill, becausethe arm should be short enough to permit it to swing downwardly over thesill to inactive position and upwardly to active position, and, ofcourse, the bracket cannot be located so high that the arm may not bebrought to substantially horizontal position under the raised sash.

Either before or after mounting, the line C is passed through theguide-opening 43 and around the sheave, and it runs over a sheave (notshown) on a pole outside of the building or on an opposite wall, andpreferably it is of a length to be held fairly taut between the twosheaves.

The line-carrying arm is held in substanti ally horizontal positionprojecting into the room by engagmentof the latch with one of thenotcheslfi, and while the lower run of the line is being hauled inwardlyor outwardly it runs free ofthe hanger 45 in order that the latter maynot interfere with the articles on the line. After the articles areplaced on or taken off the line, the line is engaged with the hook, thelatch is released by movement of the finger-piece 25, the arm is swungdownwardly over the sill to the outside, and then the device is turnedon the pintle 9. In that position'it hangs outside of and to the side ofthe window-casing, where it is out of the way, and where it leaves thewindow-opening free of obstruction and the sash free to be moved toclose the window.

In view of the fact that the line-guide is positioned outside of andappreciably be yond the pivot-bolt 19, when the inner portion of the armis swung downwardly with both the upper and lower runs of the line inengagement with the guide, the outside portion of the arm moves upwardlyand inwardly andthereby the line is tightened during-movement of the armto inactive position. Thus there is prevented objectionable sag in theline that otherwise might occur. During reverse movement of the arm tobring it to the substantially horizontal position, the line iscorrespondingly loosened and rendered more free to run over the sheaves.

After the device has been installed as described, it is unnecessary forthe user to reach out of the window at all, except for turning thedevice on the bracket, for initially swinging it to room position, andfor hooking the line onto or unhooking it from the hanger 45, and thereach required for those operations is not suflicient to render the userliable to lose his balance and fall out of the window. Consequently, theuser may'easily and conveniently place articles on the line and removethem therefrom while standing or sitting comfortably in the room, andmay Without danger move the device from and to inactive hangingposition. I

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. A; support for drying-lines comprising a bracket attachable to theexterior of 'a building to the side of an opening therein, a pintle onthe upper side of said bracket, there being an arcuate slot in saidbracket centered on said pintle, a supporting men1- ber having a seatengaged by said pintle, a bolt on said member extending through saidslot, a line-carrying arm swingable on a pivot on said member ,to andfrom sub stantially horizontal position, a sheave on the inner portionof said arm, a line-guide on the outer portion of said arm beyond saidpivot, and means whereby said arm is held in substantially horizontaland hanging positions. V V

2. A support for drying-lines comprising a bracket attachable to theexterior vof a building to the side of an opening therein,

' centered on said a pintle on the upper side of said bracket, therebeing an areuate slot in said bracket pintle, a supporting membercomprising a substantially vertical plate having an arcuate edge formedWith notches,

a bolt on said member extending through said slot, a line-carrying armswingable on a pivot on said plate, a latch member on said armengageable with said notches, a sheave on the inner portion of said arm,and a 11116 guide on the outer portion thereof.

3. A support for drying-lines comprising a line-carrying arm aline-guide including having a seat engaged by said pintle and a body, acentral boss thereon bearing 40 against a side of said arm, upper andlower pro ections overlapping the top and bottom of said arm, therebeing an opening for a line between said boss and upper projection, anda line carrying hook suspended from said lower projection; and a boltextending through said body, boss, and arm holding the guide on the arm.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

HIRAM M. BURDICK.

